Bioresorbable composite screws manufactured via forging process: Pull-out, shear, flexural and degradation characteristics

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 108-122

  Felfel, R M ^a,b   Ahmed, I ^a   Parsons, A J ^a   Rudd, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bioresorbable; Bone screws; Composite; Forging; Phosphate based glass fibres; Poly lactic acid

Indexed keywords

BIORESORBABLE; BONE SCREW; CHEMICAL DURABILITY; COMPOSITE BARS; DEGRADATION CHARACTERISTICS; DEGRADATION PROCESS; FIBRE MATS; FLEXURAL LOADS; FORGING PROCESS; MASS LOSS; METALLIC SCREWS; PHOSPHATE BASED GLASS; POLY LACTIC ACID; PULL-OUT; PULL-OUT STRENGTH; SCREW HOLE; SHEAR LOADS; WATER UPTAKE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COUPLING AGENTS; FIBERS; FORGING; FORGINGS; GLASS FIBERS; LACTIC ACID; LEAD SCREWS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

SCREWS;

BUFFER; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; POLYLACTIC ACID; WATER;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; BIORESORBABLE COMPOSITE SCREW; BONE SCREW; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBER; FORGING; IMMERSION; IN VITRO STUDY; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS; WATER TRANSPORT;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SCREWS; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 84871644474     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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